AI Front Desk Helper — the AI receptionist for home-service contractors

Answers every call 24/7, books estimates straight into your Google Calendar, follows up on every cold quote by text, calls your past customers for win-backs, and replies to your Google reviews. Built by a painting contractor in Omaha who was losing jobs to voicemail on the job site, and tested on that business before it shipped.

Who it's for

Painting contractors — answer every estimate call, follow up every cold quote.
Roofing companies — AI answers in two rings and books the inspection.
HVAC and plumbing — after-hours emergency calls captured automatically.
Fencing and landscaping — outbound AI calls your seasonal past customers.
Franchise groups — HQ dashboard with AI coaching across every location.

What it does

AI receptionist with natural conversations and live transcripts in your dashboard.
Books estimates into Google Calendar and your CRM; live-transfers when the caller needs a human.
Missed-call text-back and appointment reminders by SMS.
Automated follow-ups at 24 hours, 3, 5 and 10 days so quotes don't go cold.
Objection detection: when a customer says "too expensive" or "need to think about it", the AI switches to a recovery sequence.
Outbound campaigns: win-backs, seasonal reactivation and referral asks.
Review response writer: one click drafts an SEO-aware owner reply to every Google review.
AI revenue coaching: every phone number is tied to a lead source, so you see which marketing produces booked revenue.
Customer DISC profiles: every caller gets a buying-style read (D, I, S or C) from the transcript, so you know how to sell to them before the estimate.
Google Business Profile system: health audit, AI posts scheduled ahead, review replies, description rewrite, suggested services, competitor benchmark.
Instant online quote page for your business, so customers get a ballpark and book a time day or night, plus ballpark prices by phone and text from your own price sheet. Included on Elite; a $20/month add-on on Basic and Pro.
Optional add-on, sold separately: AI Rep Coach records in-home estimates and coaches the people who sell.

Pricing

Basic — $297/month. 24/7 AI call answering, missed-call text-back, lead capture and CRM sync, call transcripts.
Pro — $497/month. Everything in Basic plus Google Calendar booking, SMS follow-up sequences, website AI chat widget, appointment reminders, Facebook Messenger.
Elite — $997/month. Everything in Pro plus the instant quote page and ballpark pricing, outbound AI campaigns, AI revenue coaching, lead-source insights, review response writer, objection detection, referral autopilot, franchise HQ rollup.

Annual billing is two months free.

Real numbers from Gladiators Painting

AI Front Desk Helper has answered the phone line at Gladiators Painting in Omaha since March 19, 2026. Through September 30, not counting test calls: 412 calls came into the line, 159 of them were flagged as robocalls or spam, and 35 calls not flagged as spam came in on a weekend or outside 8 to 5. The full breakdown and how we counted. No booking rate is published yet, because the early months mix real calls with testing.

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